M&A Deal Summary

Sazerac Company Inc Acquires Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy

On June 25, 2020, Sazerac Company Inc acquired beverage company Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy from Constellation Brands for 255M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sazerac Company Inc’s 6th transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Sazerac Company Inc’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Sazerac Company Inc’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sazerac Company Inc’s 3rd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-06-25
Target Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Sazerac Company Inc
Sellers(s) Constellation Brands
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 255M USD

Target

Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy

Canandaigua, New York, United States
Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy is an alcohol company that produces premium spirits based in New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sazerac Company Inc

Metairie,, Louisiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1869
Sector Beverages
DESCRIPTION

Sazerac Company, Inc (dba John Handy Co.) operates as a distillery and wine company.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Beverages) 6 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 5
State (New York) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2020) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-15 Brown-Forman - Early Times Canadian Mist and Collingwood Brands

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Brown-Forman Corp.'s Early Times, Canadian Mist, and Collingwood Brands provide the alcoholic beverage.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-25 Southern Champion

Carrollton, Texas, United States

Southern Champion is a spherical ready-to-drink cocktail brand that offers a wide array of flavorful pre-mixed cocktails produced in spirits, wine, and malt-based formats. Southern Champion was formed in 2009 and is based in Carrollton, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Constellation Brands

Victor, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1945
Sector Beverages
Employees10,000
Revenue 10.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Constellation Brands is an international beverage alcohol company with many products recognized as leaders in their respective categories and geographic markets. The Company is the third-largest producer and marketer of beer for the U.S. market and the world’s leading premium wine company with a leading market position in the U.S. and Canada. Constellatino's wine portfolio is complemented by select premium spirits brands and other select beverage alcohol products. Constellatino is also the largest multi-category supplier (beer, wine and spirits) of beverage alcohol in the U.S. Contellation's customers include wholesale distributors, retailers, on-premise locations and government alcohol beverage control agencies. Constellation Brands was incorporated in 1945 and is based in Victor, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 11
Sector (Beverages) 9 of 11
Type (Divestiture) 9 of 11
State (New York) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 5 of 7
Year (2020) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-30 Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer produces hard seltzers in flavours such as blackberry hibiscus and lime lemongrass. Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer was established in 2015 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-01 Constellation Brands - Concentrate and High-Color Concentrate Business Lines

Victor, New York, United States

Constellation Brands, Inc.'s Concentrate and High-Color Concentrate Business Lines include CBUSO’s Mega Purple, Mega Red, MegaNatural, and Canandaigua Concentrate brands used in CBUSO’s concentrates and high-color concentrate business and certain intellectual property, inventory, goodwill, interests in certain contracts, assets, and liabilities.

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